Perspiration shield



Feb' 23, 1954 M. VANDEKERCK PERSPIRATION SHIELD Filed March 15, 195] 1NV EN TOR.

MI'RGARfT YANDEKERCK Patented Feb. 23, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEPERSPIRATION SHIELD Margaret Vandekerck, Detroit, Mich.

Application March 15, 1951, Serial No. 215,788

2 Claims.

My improvement pertains to a perspiration shield, better known as anunderarm perspiration shield, a device designed for the protection ofwomens dresses against damage by perspiration. The device itself is Wellknown in trade, but in the form in which it is known it has to be aiXedto the respective portion of a dress where the shield may be retained atleast in a semipermanent manner. However, there are dresses in which thesleeves are cut in such a manner and are so wide at their upper portionthat they do not come near enough to the underarm portion of the body,so that a shield attached to a dress would afford no protection at all.The object, therefore, oi my improvement is to provide a shield whichinstead of being applied to a dress is applied directly over the portionof the body, speciiically to the skin under the arm of a person usingthe shield. To eect this Durpose I have designed a shield which isprovided with adhesive means along its periphery. A further object of myimprovement is to provide a shield which even though adhering to thebody, as above stated, will leave Ventilating spaces about itsperiphery.

A further object of my improvement is to provide a shield simple in itsstructural design and so economical in cost that it may be dischargedafter its use, with a new shield being always available for eachoccasion when the use of a shield is desirable.

I shall now describe my improvement with reference to the accompanyingdrawing in which:

Fig. l is a plan elevational view of my shield;

Fig. 2 is a plan elevational view of a modified species of said shield;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective View, in reduced size, of the shield shown inFig. 1 in its partly folded condition;

Fig. 5 illustrates a shield in its normal position under the arm of aperson;

Fig. 5 is a plan elevational View of another species of my shield;

Fig. '7 is a sectional view on line 'I-l of Fig. 6.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The shield shown in Fig. 1 consists of a circular pad iii preferablymade of a single layer of textile material, such as cotton cloth, wovenloosely in order that it may easily absorb moisture. li desired, saidpad itl may be treated with a suitable medicament to reduce perspirationor to neutralize its odor. The pad is mounted centrally on a backing I Iwhich is also circular in shape, being of a diameter exceeding that ofthe pad by an annular marginal portion I 2. Said marginal portion isprovided with two V-shaped cuts i3 disposed in a diametrical relation toeach other, as best shown in Fig. 1, the V-cuts marking the end of adiametrical line Ill, along which line the shield may be folded, asshown in Fig. 4. The backing Il is to be made of a moistureproofmaterial, such as rubberized cloth, rubber, or plastic, the object beingto prevent the moisture of perspiration from penetrating the fabric ofsaid backing outwardly.

The above-said marginal portion I2 is surfaced with a suitable adhesivesubstance, the adhesive substance being preferably spread only oversegments I5 of the marginal portion, as shown in Fig. l, leaving freespaces I6 therebetween. The said adhesive substance may be used as ameans of binding the pad Il! to its backing I I, the location of thesubstance for that purpose being shown in Fig. 3. As disclosed therein,said adhesive substance may extend inwardly, that is towards the centerof the shield extending under the peripheral portion of pad Il), asshown at I'I. This arrangement will eliminate the necessity of spreadingthe adhesive substance all over the surface of member Il.

The shield shown in Fig. 2 differs from that shown in Fig. 1 in only onerespect, namely in that the marginal portion of the backing member II iscovered with an adhesive substance all over, as shown at I8.

The species of my shield shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is made only of onelayer I9 of a suitable material, such as an absorbent cotton sheet orthe like, but is treated on the outer surface 20 to be moisture-proof.The opposite or top surface is provided along its periphery with anadhesive substance 2l, the substance being applied preferablyintermittently in a manner similar to that disclosed with reference toFig. 1.

While the shields shown in the drawing are all disclosed to be circularin shape, it will be understood that this is a matter of choice and thatany other shape may be chosen if preferred.

The manner of application of the shield is quite obvious. Assuming thatthe skin over` which the shield is to be applied is dry, the shield,with the adhesive substance facing the skin, is pressed against saidskin until the shield sticks thereto. In this position, as shown in Fig.5, pad I0 will absorb moisture while spaces I5, free of any adhesivesubstance, will allow suicient ventilation for release of body heat andbody emanations,

' 3 allowing at the same time entry of air into the space between thepad and the skin.

After having described my improvement, what I wish to claim is asfollows:

1. A perspiration shield of the kind described, said shield comprising aflat pad of absorbent sheet material, a backing for said pad, thebacking being moisture-proof and being of a dia-meter in excess of thatof the pad to include a marginal portion allA aroundv the periphery ofthe. pad, the marginal portion being coated intermittently with anadhesive substance, said pad being bonded to said backing the adhesivesubstancesand the pad being on the same side of theslfiii-ilrsl.v

2. A perspiration shield of the kind described, the shield comprising aflexible, moisture-proof, sheet member substantially circularin shape.,`an, absorbent cotton pad centrally located upon the moisture-proofmember, said pad being of aresser diameter than the moisture-proofmember to lea-ve a; maizg-lnalportion. between. itsarim andthe rim! oftheizioisture.-prooiv member, seg-ments, ofi

4 the marginal portion being coated on the side supporting the pad withan adhesive substance, the segments being spaced from each other allalong the periphery of the pad.

MARGARET VANDEKERCK.

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